Water-Saving Research Already Bearing Fruit in the U.K.

Soft fruit growers in the U.K. look set to benefit from new commercial-scale water saving research which is being developed to improve precision irrigation and fertigation techniques, reports FreshPlaza. Farm levy board AHDB is to co-fund the Water Efficient Technologies (WET) Centre, which aims to accelerate the uptake of innovation and research.

AHDB says irrigation techniques partly developed by the WET Centre have already reduced water and fertiliser use by 30% while maintaining and even improving fruit yields and quality. The new collaboration will also share knowledge about growing systems, crop protection, labour saving and other new technology.

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